The needed information to extend your wireless network with an AirPort Express

[l0renz]

Hi

At my home I'm not getting the WiFi range I wanted with my Fritz!Box 7390. (one of the best wireless routers at the time I purchased it)
Now I've bought an AirPort Express, to extend that range of the existing WiFi network.
This isn't as simple as I thought though.
I have now created a second WiFi network while the AirPort is connected to the wall with an ethernet cable. The WiFi works perfectly fine, it's just that I don't like the fact that I have now two networks.
Which information/settings is needed to get it right and extend my network?


Thank you and god bless

Lorenz

 

[Intell]

Airport Expresses can only wirelessly extend another the network of another Airport device. It cannot wirelessly extend the network of a third party wireless router. What you want to set up is a roaming network. Here is how to do it using two Airport devices: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

[Altemose]

Hi



At my home I'm not getting the WiFi range I wanted with my Fritz!Box 7390. (one of the best wireless routers at the time I purchased it)

Now I've bought an AirPort Express, to extend that range of the existing WiFi network.

This isn't as simple as I thought though.

I have now created a second WiFi network while the AirPort is connected to the wall with an ethernet cable. The WiFi works perfectly fine, it's just that I don't like the fact that I have now two networks.

Which information/settings is needed to get it right and extend my network?





Thank you and god bless



Lorenz

Since this is a roaming network (over Ethernet) you simply have to change the settings for the wireless on the Express to be exactly the same as the first router.